VDB-338459 · CVE-2025-36229 · EUVD-2025-205440

IBM Aspera Faspex up to 5.0.14.1 information expsure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in IBM Aspera Faspex up to 5.0.14.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to information expsure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-36229. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Aspera Faspex up to 5.0.14.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information expsure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-497. The product does not properly prevent sensitive system-level information from being accessed by unauthorized actors who do not have the same level of access to the underlying system as the product does. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Aspera Faspex 5 5.0.0 through 5.0.14.1 could allow authenticated users to enumerate sensitive information of data due by enumerating package identifiers.

It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-36229 since 04/15/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/29/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-205440). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Aspera Faspex

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 4.3
NVD Vector: 🔒

CNA Base Score: 3.1
CNA Vector (ibm): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information expsure
CWE: CWE-497
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

04/15/2025 CVE reserved
12/26/2025 +255 days Advisory disclosed
12/26/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/29/2025 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-36229 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36229
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-338459
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 12/26/2025 16:09
Updated: 12/29/2025 21:08
Changes: 12/26/2025 16:09 (62), 12/27/2025 04:13 (1), 12/29/2025 21:08 (11)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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